Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina
East OG. 1961. Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina. Historical Handbook Series. 34. National Park Service. Washington, DC
KITTY HAWK AND KILL DEVIL HILLS are American place names that will live in history. Here Wilbur and Orville Wright, two unassuming brothers with a passion for advancing aeronautical knowledge, and the willingness to undertake a scientific adventure, made the world's first successful flight of a man-carrying, power-driven, heavier-than-air machine. December 17, 1903, was the day man first flew in this machine. It was a cold and windy day when Orville Wright climbed aboard their plane at 10:35 a.m. His first power-driven flight of 120 feet lasted just 12 seconds when he flew over a wind-swept stretch of level sand now preserved at Wright Brothers National Memorial. From those moments the science of aeronautics has borne the impress of the Wrights' achievements.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- East, Omega
- Date of Issue
- 1961
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , WRBR
- Keywords
- Administration, ehistory, flight, Heavier than Air, History, Kitty Hawk, Memorial, Ohio, Wright Brothers